In dulci jubilo / Hillier, Theatre of Voices

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Label
Dacapo Classical
Release Date
October 20, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BUXTEHUDE GEIST REINCKEN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Theatre Of Voices
    • PERFORMER
      Hillier
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 20, 2017
    • UPC
      747313166169
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      6220661
    • LABEL
      Dacapo Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Praeambulum in F Major, WV 39

      Composer: Heinrich Scheidemann

      Performer: Allan Rasmussen

    2. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

      Composer: Christian Geist

      Performer: Else Torp, Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    3. Merk auf, mein Herz

      Composer: Johann Christoph Bach

      Ensemble: Theatre of Voices

      Performer: Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Jane Gower, Mattias Frostenson, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    4. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BuxWV 211

      Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

      Performer: Allan Rasmussen

    5. Fürchtet euch nicht, BuxWV 30

      Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

      Performer: Else Torp, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Fredrik From, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Jane Gower, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    6. Pastores dicie

      Composer: Christian Geist

      Ensemble: Theatre of Voices

      Performer: Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Mattias Frostenson, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    7. Fuga in G Minor

      Composer: Johann Adam Reincken

      Performer: Allan Rasmussen

    8. Das neugeborne Kindelein, BuxWV 13

      Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

      Ensemble: Theatre of Voices

      Performer: Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Kanerva Juutilainen, Mattias Frostenson, Jane Gower, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    9. Eine kleines Kindelein

      Composer: Franz Tunder

      Performer: Kate Browton, Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Kanerva Juutilainen, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Mattias Frostenson, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    10. In dulci jubilo, BuxWV 52

      Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

      Ensemble: Theatre of Voices

      Performer: Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    11. Praeambulum in D minor

      Composer: Johann Adam Reincken

      Performer: Allan Rasmussen

    12. Jesu dulcis memoria, BuxWV 57

      Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

      Performer: Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Mattias Frostenson, Jane Gower, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    13. Rex virtutum

      Composer: Matthias Weckmann

      Performer: Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Fredrik From, Jesenka Balic Zunic, Mattias Frostenson, Jane Gower, Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    14. Ab Oriente venerunt Magi

      Composer: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

      Ensemble: Theatre of Voices

      Performer: Allan Rasmussen

      Conductor: Paul Hillier

    15. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223

      Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude

      Performer: Allan Rasmussen


In the gloomy sky of a winter’s night a bright star emerges and ignites Advent’s anticipation of the Nativity –the year moves towards the rebirth of light just at the time of greatest darkness. With evocative works by the Baroque master Dietrich Buxtehude and the circle of 17th-century northern German composers around him, Paul Hillier conducts his Grammy award-winning ensemble Theatre of Voices in a stimulating addition to the traditional Christmas repertoire. Theatre of Voices, widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost vocal groups, was founded by Paul Hillier in 1990 and re-established in Denmark when he moved to that country in 2004. The group presents a wide range of contemporary music, often juxtaposed with elements of early music. Their programs feature many of today’s most eminent composers - Berio, Pärt, Reich, Cage, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Stockhausen - while among their current favourite ‘early’ composers are Perotin, Dowland, and Buxtehude.

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REVIEW:

This latest exploration of Buxtehude and his circle from Paul Hillier and the Theatre of Voices is a joyful, festive program divided into four sections, with each one containing a work by Buxtehude, at least one substantial motet by a related composer and an organ solo. It was recorded in the warm acoustic of Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen.

The last motet, Ab Oriente venerunt Magi by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) is Theatre of Voices at their level best: tender, blended, and deliciously phrased. If you are looking for the Christmas disc of 2017, here it is.

– Gramophone